Abstract
Since its arrival on the international scene in June 2014, the Islamic State has stunned the world with its brutality and its intention to establish a caliphate over conquered territories in Iraq and Syria.
In a series of articles, The Conversation analyzes the historical and cultural forces that explain the rise of these jihadists. Today, historian James Renton examines the exploitation of the Sykes-Picot agreements that the Islamic State pointedly condemned in its very first video.
In a series of articles, The Conversation analyzes the historical and cultural forces that explain the rise of these jihadists. Today, historian James Renton examines the exploitation of the Sykes-Picot agreements that the Islamic State pointedly condemned in its very first video.
| Translated title of the contribution | Deciphering Daesh: the caliphate and the specter of the Sykes-Picot agreements |
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| Original language | French |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Specialist publication | The Conversation |
| Publisher | The Conversation (France) |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Mar 2016 |
Keywords
- Islamic State
- brutality
- caliphate
- conquered territories
- Iraq
- Syria
- historical and cultural forces
- jihadists
- Sykes-Picot agreements